Philhellenes in the struggle for the Greek War of Independence
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Philhellenes in the struggle for the Greek War of Independence
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01 September 2020
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In “Philhellenes”, Christopher M. Woodhouse documents the phenomenon of philhellenism during the 1810s and 1820s. Before Lord Byron lit the fire, though there was some interest in Greece, there was no philhellenism. In this book the author highlights the birth of the phenomenon, the various causes: classical education, the Grand Tour, the ancient heritage, the strategic interest in the eastern Mediterranean and analyses the wider chronological as well as the geographical context.
For the Greeks Lord Byron was a poet, a hero and his contribution to the liberation of Greece was literally incomparable. Byron’s romantic realism inspired men of action and appealed to their political allies, while Shelley’s artificial romanticism appealed to aesthetes and idealists.
But who were the others who wanted to contribute to the struggle of the Greeks? Radicals, romantic volunteers but also adventurers, lawyers and parliamentarians, poets, antiquarians, merchants and reformers; well-known and obscure names parade in this edition. Unknown aspects, behind-the-scenes events, lesser-known episodes of the revolution are brought to the fore by a true Philhellene who loved Greece more than anything.
(Edited and translated blurb from publisher’s website)
For the Greeks Lord Byron was a poet, a hero and his contribution to the liberation of Greece was literally incomparable. Byron’s romantic realism inspired men of action and appealed to their political allies, while Shelley’s artificial romanticism appealed to aesthetes and idealists.
But who were the others who wanted to contribute to the struggle of the Greeks? Radicals, romantic volunteers but also adventurers, lawyers and parliamentarians, poets, antiquarians, merchants and reformers; well-known and obscure names parade in this edition. Unknown aspects, behind-the-scenes events, lesser-known episodes of the revolution are brought to the fore by a true Philhellene who loved Greece more than anything.
(Edited and translated blurb from publisher’s website)
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